ribitol-5-phosphate 2-dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.137)

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ribitol-5-phosphate 2-dehydrogenase

EC Number: 1.1.1.137

Reaction: D-ribitol 5-phosphate + NAD(P)+ = D-ribulose 5-phosphate + NAD(P)H + H+

Systematic name: D-ribitol-5-phosphate:NAD(P)+ 2-oxidoreductase

Other names: ribitol 5-phosphate dehydrogenase

Comments: The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum, can use both NAD+ and NADP+ as electron acceptor [cf. EC 1.1.1.405, ribitol-5-phosphate 2-dehydrogenase (NADP+)].

CAS Number: 37250-67-2

References: BRENDA, EXPASY, IUBMB, KEGG

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